https://www.scmp.com/rss/330826/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Ahmad Rida Nisar’s mural is whimsical: there’s a peacock with its tail in full bloom, a camel under a night desert sky and a trippy tree and mushrooms that would happily fit into a scene from Alice in Wonderland. It’s easy to see why the 23-year-old Chinese-Pakistani artist is eyeing a career in prop design. The piece puts you in a good mood but Nisar admits there were challenges during the three-week creation process. “There were moments of intense heat and torrential rain and I was also... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3177398/street-art-hong-kong-given-chance-shine-thanks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/3177398/street-art-hong-kong-given-chance-shine-thanks?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 May 2022 08:45:14 +0000 A Banksy painting showing a boy playing with a toy nurse as a superhero sold for more than US$20 million (£16.7 million) on Tuesday, setting an auction record for the elusive British street artist. Game Changer, unveiled last May at University Hospital Southampton, paid tribute to the frontline workers of Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) in their fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. The black-and-white hand-painted artwork shows a boy lifting a nurse, her arm outstretched and wearing a... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3126711/street-artist-banksys-tribute-uk-national-health-service-workers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3126711/street-artist-banksys-tribute-uk-national-health-service-workers?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Mar 2021 23:31:53 +0000